Improvement in covers for butter-packages and other vessels



G. J. RECORD. ,Oover for Butter-Package and other Vessel.

No. 206,261 Patented Jul 23,1878.

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WITNESSES: I I I I INVENTOR: 196 Z%m20 ATTORNEYS.

N-PEYERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHlNGTDN. D c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE J. RECORD, OF GONNEAUT, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT lN COVERS FOR BUTTER-PACKAGES AND OTHER VESSELS.

Snccificflfion e imrr of Letters Patent No. 206,261, dated July 2:1,1875; application mm June 13, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. RECORD, of Gonneaut, in the countyot'Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Oovers forButter-Packages and other Vessels, of which thefollowing is a speci fication:

Figure 1 is atop view of my improved cover, shown as applied to abutter-pail. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, taken through thelineman, Fig. 1, when open. Fig. 3 is a top view of a modified form ofthe same, part being broken away to show the construction. Fig. 4 is avertical section of the same, taken through the line y 3 Fig. '3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved cover forbutter-packages and other vessels which shall be simple in construction,conveniently and easily applied and removed, and effective in use,closing the package or vessel closely and securely.

The invention consists in a cover formed of the two parts, having theiradjacent or straight edges rounded or beveled, and the lever attached tothe one part and overlapping the other part, whether the said lever bemade narrow in the form of a bar or wide in the form of a circle.

A is the cover, which is made in two parts, having their adjacent orstraight edges a a beveled or rounded, and of such a size as to fit intothe mouth of the vessel B to be covered.

lYhen the vessel B is made of tin it should be a trifle smaller than thecover A, so that the said cover may press it outward with sufficientforce to make it hug all parts of the edge of the said coverA, and thusform a very close joint. In this case the parts of the cover Ashould bethicker toward their straight edges to prevent the edges of the vessel Bfrom being drawn in beneath the said cover, and preventing the coverfrom being pressed down into place.

To one of the parts of the cover A is attached a lever, O, the rear endof which projects slightly, and is rabbcted to fit upon the edge of thevessel B. The forward end of the lever G is also rabbeted to fit uponthe edge of the other side of the vessel B.

To the other part of the cover A, in such positions as to be upon theopposite sides of the lever O, are attached two bars, D, the outer endsof which project slightly, and are rabbeted to rest upon the edge of thevessel B. The bars D are made of such a length that their inner ends mayslightly overlap the other part of the cover A, as shown in Figs. 1 and2.

In applying the cover the middle parts of the curved edges of the twoparts of the cover A are placed against the inner surface of theopposite sides of the edge of the vessel B, and their straight edges areplaced against each other, as shown in Fig. 2, the projecting ends ofthe lever O and bars D preventing the said curved edges from droppingdown too far. The cover is then pressed down into place by pressing downupon the lever G.

The cover is locked in place by a screw, E, passing in through the freeend of the lever O and screwinginto the free part of the coverA. Ifdesired, the lever C may be made in the form of a circle, so that itsrabbeted edge may rest upon the edge of the vessel B all around, asshown in Figs. 3 and 4. In this case'the curved edge of the free part ofthe cover A may be kept from dropping down too low by a stop attached tothe side of the said vessel for the said cover to rest upon, or attachedto the said cover to rest upon the edge of the said vessel. In thiscase, also, the bars D are omitted, and the straight edges of the partsof the cover are kept in line with each other by a pin, F, attachedtothe edge of the one part and entering a notch in the lower side of theedge of the other part, as shown in Fig. 4. The straight edges of thetwo parts of the cover A may be kept in line by being hinged to each 7other, if desired.

The vessel B has ears G attached to its opposite sides to receive theends of a bail, H, in the manner of an ordinary pail.

hen the vessel B is made of tin I prefer to make its body in two piecesseamed to each other, and to attach the ears G to it directly over thetwo seams, to prevent the said seams from being drawn open by the strainwhen. the cover A is forced down into place. When the vessel B is madeof tin, and is designed for a butter package, it should be lined with awood veneer, I, to prevent the butter from be ing affected by heat. Thelining I is formed by placing a circle of veneer upon the bottom of thevessel B, and then placing another piece of veneer, cut into therequired shape, around the inner surface of the said vessel. Anotheradvantage of the veneer-linin g I is that it enables the butter to beeasily removed in a mass by inverting the vessel and slightly jarringit.

If desired, a hole may be formed through the cover A, closed by a cork,J, or other suitable means, to admit air, and thus facilitate theremoval of the said cover. The hole in the cover A also serves aconvenient purpose for introducing brine, Without removing the cover,when the dealer wishes to keep the butter for a time in the package. 1talso enables the

